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Dream Concert to be held online

May 31, 2021

The Dream Concert, one of the world’s biggest K-pop events, will be held online in June amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association, the 27th Dream Concer...
Gugak center to release 30 music videos of traditional performances

May 29, 2021

This year, the music videos were shot around the country and the pay was raised from 5 million won to 7 million won per act. The center said it will collaborate with the Korea Creative Contents Agen...
Smartstudy drops animated version of NCT Dream’s ‘Hot Sauce’

May 28, 2021

Global content company Smartstudy announced that it will release an animated version of “Hot Sauce,” from K-pop boy band NCT Dream, Friday at 7 p.m. The video will be on the official YouTube channel...
Korean indie musicians team up to support democratization in Myanmar

May 28, 2021

South Korean indie musicians have teamed up to support activists struggling against the military junta in Myanmar, an association of Korean indie musicians for democratization in Myanmar said Thursda...
Leenalchi, Ambiguous Dance Company return to LG Arts Center

May 26, 2021

Korean traditional music-inspired band Leenalchi and dance group Ambiguous Dance Company have teamed up once again to perform at LG Arts Center, June 11-12. Leenalchi will perform their latest digit...
Pianist Park Yeon-min wins the George Enescu competition

May 24, 2021

Meanwhile, cellist Han Jae-min, 14, became the youngest winner of the first prize in the cello discipline on May 15. He is the youngest winner ever of the whole competition. He is studying at the Kor...
[Herald Interview] Finding silver lining in Bach, pandemic

May 22, 2021

Clara Jumi Kang to present Bach’s epic cycle for solo violin
Culture Ministry vows action on pirated K-pop songs

May 21, 2021

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Friday that it would take action against Chinese music labels that infringed copyrights by uploading translated versions of K-pop songs on YouTub...
[Herald interview] ‘Every passing moment is a source of music’

May 19, 2021

Spanish guitarist Park Ju-won colors musical journey with his own rhythms and melodies
Traditional gugak orchestra to reinterpret BTS music

May 18, 2021

For the upcoming recital, Vice Conductor Lee Seung-hweon will take the baton. The National Orchestra of Korea is working on producing content that is appropriate for people of different ages so they...
Two Koreans among winners of the Met Opera competition

May 18, 2021

Soprano Kim Hyo-young and tenor Duke Kim are among the five winners of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, formerly known as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Award. ...
14-year-old refugee sings for Myanmar spring

May 17, 2021

Former TV audition show contestant who sang in memory of her father, now shares hope and support for people in Myanmar
62 singers deliver message of hope

May 17, 2021

Well-known singers have come together with a message of hope in a remake of the 1999 song “Become One” (unofficial translation). The original song was created to deliver that message amid the 1997 f...
Pianist Kim Su-yeon wins top prize at Concours Musical International de Montreal

May 16, 2021

Kim Su-yeon became the first Korean pianist to win the first prize at the Concours Musical International de Montreal. The list of winners for this year’s competition, held for the piano discipline, ...
BTS company Hybe unveils music museum dedicated to fans, artists

May 14, 2021

Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, Seventeen and Enhypen, has opened what it calls a "music museum" for its artists and fans at its new headquarters in central Seoul. The 4,700-square meter venu...